From: Joe E. Dees (jdees0@students.uwf.edu)
Date: Sun Dec 13 1998 - 18:18:00 MST
Date sent: Sun, 13 Dec 1998 16:46:07 -0800 (PST)
From: Terry Donaghe <tdonaghe@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: The Education Function
To: extropians@extropy.com
Send reply to: extropians@extropy.com
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> ---"Joe E. Dees" <jdees0@students.uwf.edu> wrote:
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> > Date sent: Sun, 13 Dec 1998 14:40:36 -0500
> > From: Michael Lorrey <mike@lorrey.com>
> > Organization: Mikeysoft
> > To: extropians@extropy.com
> > Subject: Re: The Education Function
> > Send reply to: extropians@extropy.com
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> > > Joe E. Dees wrote:
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> > > > From: EvMick@aol.com
> > > > Date sent: Sat, 12 Dec 1998 21:13:13 EST
> > > > To: extropians@extropy.com
> > > > Subject: Re: The Education Function
> > > > Send reply to: extropians@extropy.com
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> > > > > In a message dated 12/11/98 2:36:12 PM Central Standard Time,
> > > > > jdees0@students.uwf.edu writes:
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> > > > > > "We" = those who cared enough to vote, obviously. Joe
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> > > > > I think I'm insulted....(not sure)>
> > > > > Consider the meme.>
> > > > > "If you don't vote ...you don't care"...>
> > > > > However...there are no real choices. A Republican votes just
> like a Democrat
> > > > > after being elected (with various and sundry excuses as to why).
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> > > > > So...to vote is to validate the system. NOT voting does not.
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> > > > Not to vote is to forego one possibility of affecting upon the
> system.
> > > > All our political systems are composed of people, some better than
> > > > others. No choice is perfect, but to not choose is passive,
> > > > vegetative and "victimicious."
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> > > Well, until there is a place on the ballot where I can vote NO on
> every candidate,
> > > then my disenfranchisement is not voluntary, but institutionalised
> and coerced.
> > >
> > > Mike Lorrey
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> > Well, by not voting, I guess you voluntarily do that already. Joe
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> No... when the government restricts us to two candidates, both of whom
> supply an identical result (more powerful government, higher taxes,
> more oppression) we get the same result regardless of how we vote.
> Therefore, the choice is FORCED upon us because of the restrictions
> against competing parties.
> ==
I'm in favor of a truly multiparty system; but when the hurricane
comes, how is the "none of the above" you wanna vote for gonna co-
ordinate relief efforts? Oh, yeah, I forgot; you're a "rugged
individualist" who can survive sleeping in mud and eating the
neighbors' dogs (hehe)... Joe
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